Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
SE
11
1.3
S
9
1.2
SE
10
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3401
4034
2398
1933
1757
1512
740
761
742
671
369
337
449
295
296
607
687
1067
865
594
556
526
485
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:34AM1.67m
8:58PM1.66m
9:32AM1.71m
9:56PM1.67m
10:33AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
3:19AM0.33m
3:51PM0.36m
4:14AM0.30m
4:50PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
3
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
-1
1
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
5
6
5
4
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